Tavistock Wharf, Tavistock, Devon Monday, 13th June 2022 Some gigs just stand out for unusual reasons, and this is certainly one which will live long in the memories of the lucky few gathered in this small venue, and probably in…
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Salva – Ghost Story
Swedish Progressive rock band Salva have recently released their latest album, Ghost Story, on Rob Reed’s White Knight Records. The band formed in 2003 in Gothenburg and have previously released six albums, the first in 2004 with three since 2018,…
View More Salva – Ghost StoryLast Flight To Pluto – Random Karma, Fate And Destiny
Welsh band Last Flight to Pluto, return with their third album, Random Karma, Fate and Destiny, following their impressive 2019 release A Drop in the Ocean, once again on Robert Reed’s White Knight record label. When a musician as eminent…
View More Last Flight To Pluto – Random Karma, Fate And DestinyPure Reason Revolution – Above Cirrus
Pure Reason Revolution return with their new album Above Cirrus, two years after their impressive 2020 return Eupnea, which came 10 years after their initial break-up. Eupnea was their ‘re-birth’ album, borne out of the emotional turmoil Jon Courtney went…
View More Pure Reason Revolution – Above CirrusTangerine Dream
Photos by Mick Schofield (used with kind permission). The Phoenix, Exeter Wednesday, 17th March 2022 Tangerine Dream dazzled a packed Exeter Phoenix crowd on St. Patrick’s Day with a pulsing, mesmerising show. Originating in 1967 in Germany, Tangerine Dream came…
View More Tangerine DreamFusion 3.5 Festival 2022
The Civic, Stourport on Severn Friday 4th March to Sunday 6th March 2022 Finally, the Fusion Festival, first planned for late March 2020 and postponed twice, returned triumphantly to this excellent venue in the Midlands after the two year pandemic…
View More Fusion 3.5 Festival 2022Tiger Moth Tales – A Song of Spring
Mercurial Tiger Moth Tales man Peter Jones returns with A Song of Spring, his latest seasonally inspired album, following his 2014 debut Cocoon and 2017’s The Depths of Winter. A Song of Spring may well be his most accomplished and…
View More Tiger Moth Tales – A Song of SpringMarillion – An Hour Before It’s Dark
“We haven’t got long to the end of this song”, is the desperate cry from Steve ‘h’ Hogarth on Be Hard on Yourself, the opener from Marillion’s new album, an impactful song that focuses on environmental concerns, but which could…
View More Marillion – An Hour Before It’s DarkClive Mitten – Tales From A Misspent Youth: Volume I
Tales From A Misspent Youth is the latest fascinating exploration into rock heritage from Clive Mitten, the former main song writer of legendary ’80s cult progressive rock band Twelfth Night. Following his remarkable 2021 release Suite Cryptique: Recomposing Twelfth Night…
View More Clive Mitten – Tales From A Misspent Youth: Volume IRetreat From Moscow – The World As We Knew It
The World as we Knew it is the debut album of the rather strangely named Welsh melodic rock band Retreat from Moscow. They may be new to most people, but when someone with the ear of the excellent Robin Armstrong…
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